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Title and Copyright Information
Preface
Audience
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Part I Oracle Secure Backup Concepts
1
Oracle Secure Backup Concepts
1.1
Oracle Secure Backup Features
1.2
Administrative Domains, Catalog Data and Configuration Files
1.3
Oracle Secure Backup Daemons
1.3.1
Types of Daemons
1.3.1.1
Service Daemon
1.3.1.2
Schedule Daemon
1.3.1.3
Index Daemon
1.3.1.4
Apache Web Server Daemon
1.3.1.5
NDMP Daemon
1.3.1.6
Robot Daemon
1.3.1.7
Proxy Daemon
1.3.2
Daemon Interaction in a File-System Backup
1.4
Defaults and Policies
1.5
Backup Images and Media
1.5.1
Data Blocks and Blocking Factors
1.5.2
Backup Images and Sections
1.5.3
Volumes
1.5.3.1
Backup Image and Volume Labels
1.5.4
Volume Sets
1.5.5
Media Families
1.5.5.1
Media Family Attributes
1.5.5.2
Volumes in a Media Family
1.5.5.3
Volume Expiration Policies
1.6
Jobs and Requests
1.6.1
Job Creation
1.6.2
Job Logs
1.6.3
Job Transcripts
1.6.4
Job Summaries
2
Managing Users and Classes
2.1
Understanding Users and Classes
2.1.1
Oracle Secure Backup Users and Passwords
2.1.1.1
Operating System Accounts
2.1.1.2
NDMP Hosts
2.1.1.3
About User Configuration
2.1.2
Oracle Secure Backup Classes and Rights
2.2
Configuring Defaults and Policies
2.2.1
Viewing Configured Defaults and Policies Values
2.2.2
Setting a Policy
2.2.3
Resetting a Policy
2.3
Configuring Users
2.3.1
Displaying the Users Page
2.3.2
Adding a User
2.3.3
Editing or Displaying User Properties
2.3.4
Changing a User Password
2.3.5
Assigning Windows Account Information
2.3.5.1
Removing a Windows Account
2.3.6
Assigning Preauthorized Access
2.3.6.1
Removing Preauthorized Access
2.3.7
Renaming a User
2.3.8
Removing a User
2.4
Configuring Classes
2.4.1
Displaying the Classes Page
2.4.2
Adding a Class
2.4.3
Editing or Displaying Class Properties
2.4.4
Removing a Class
2.4.5
Renaming a Class
3
Configuring Backup and Media Settings
3.1
Configuring Media Families
3.1.1
Displaying Defined Media Families
3.1.2
Adding a Media Family
3.1.3
Editing or Displaying Media Family Attributes
3.1.4
Removing a Media Family
3.2
Configuring Database Backup Storage Selectors
3.2.1
Displaying Defined Database Backup Storage Selectors
3.2.2
Adding a Database Backup Storage Selector
3.2.3
Editing a Database Backup Storage Selector
3.2.4
Removing a Database Backup Storage Selector
3.3
Configuring Job Summary Schedules
3.3.1
Displaying the Defined Job Summaries Page
3.3.2
Creating a Job Summary Schedule
3.3.3
Editing a Job Summary Schedule
3.3.4
Removing a Job Summary Schedule
3.3.5
Renaming a Job Summary Schedule
Part II Performing Backup and Restore Operations
4
Using Recovery Manager with Oracle Secure Backup
4.1
About Recovery Manager and Oracle Secure Backup
4.1.1
RMAN Environment
4.1.2
Database Backups
4.1.2.1
RMAN Backup Sets and Oracle Secure Backup Images
4.1.2.2
Database Backup Storage Selectors
4.1.3
Database Restore and Recovery
4.1.4
Interfaces for Managing Database Backup and Recovery
4.1.4.1
RMAN Command-Line Client
4.1.4.2
Oracle Enterprise Manager 10
g
and 11
g
Database Control
4.1.4.3
Oracle Enterprise Manager 10
g
Grid Control
4.1.5
RMAN and the Oracle Secure Backup Administrative Domain
4.1.6
How RMAN Accesses Oracle Secure Backup
4.2
Configuring Oracle Secure Backup for Use with RMAN
4.2.1
Configuring RMAN Access to the Oracle Secure Backup SBT Library
4.2.2
Creating a Preauthorized Oracle Secure Backup User
4.2.2.1
How Oracle Secure Backup Preauthorizes SBT Backups
4.2.2.2
Configuring an RMAN Preauthorization
4.2.3
Creating Media Families for RMAN Backups
4.2.4
Creating a Database Backup Storage Selector in Enterprise Manager
4.2.5
Setting Media Management Parameters in RMAN
4.3
Primary and Subordinate RMAN Backup Jobs
4.4
Performing Backups with RMAN and Oracle Secure Backup
4.5
Performing Recovery with RMAN and Oracle Secure Backup
4.6
RMAN and Oracle Secure Backup Encryption
4.7
RMAN Backup Metadata in Oracle Secure Backup
4.7.1
About RMAN and Oracle Secure Backup Metadata
4.7.1.1
Expiration of RMAN Backups on Tape
4.7.2
Displaying RMAN Job Information in Oracle Secure Backup
4.7.2.1
Displaying Job Transcripts
4.7.2.2
Displaying SBT Errors
4.7.3
Displaying Backup Piece Information
4.8
Using RMAN and Oracle Secure Backup in an Oracle RAC Environment
4.8.1
Installing Oracle Secure Backup in an Oracle RAC Environment
4.8.2
Network Versus Local Backups
4.8.3
Duplexing Backups
5
Backing Up File-System Data
5.1
About File-System Backups
5.1.1
File-System Backup Types
5.1.2
Backup Datasets
5.1.3
Scheduled Backups
5.1.4
On-Demand Backups
5.1.5
Restartable Backups
5.1.6
Backup Catalog
5.1.6.1
Catalog Data Selectors
5.1.6.2
Catalog View Modes
5.1.6.3
Backing Up Individual Files
5.1.7
Choosing a Backup Strategy
5.1.8
Choosing a Backup Schedule
5.2
Creating Dataset Files
5.2.1
Dataset File Examples
5.2.1.1
Including Only One Host in Each Dataset File
5.2.1.2
Including Multiple Hosts in One Dataset File
5.2.2
Displaying the Datasets Page
5.2.3
Adding a Dataset File
5.2.4
Checking a Dataset File
5.2.5
Editing a Dataset File
5.2.6
Renaming a Dataset
5.2.7
Removing a Dataset File
5.3
Configuring Backup Windows
5.3.1
Displaying the Backup Windows Page
5.3.2
Adding a Backup Window
5.3.3
Removing a Backup Window
5.4
Configuring Backup Schedules
5.4.1
About Backup Schedules
5.4.2
Displaying the Schedules Page
5.4.3
Adding a Backup Schedule
5.4.4
Editing or Viewing Backup Schedule Properties
5.4.5
Removing a Backup Schedule
5.4.6
Renaming a Backup Schedule
5.5
Configuring Triggers
5.5.1
Displaying the Triggers Page
5.5.2
Creating a One-Time Backup Trigger
5.5.3
Creating a Daily Backup Trigger
5.5.4
Creating a Monthly Backup Trigger
5.5.5
Creating a Quarterly Backup Trigger
5.5.6
Creating a Yearly Backup Trigger
5.5.7
Editing a Trigger
5.5.8
Removing a Trigger
5.5.9
Displaying a Trigger Schedule
5.6
Performing On-Demand File-System Backups
5.6.1
About On-Demand File-System Backups
5.6.2
Displaying the Backup Now Page
5.6.3
Adding an On-Demand Backup Request
5.6.4
Removing a Backup Request
5.6.5
Sending Backup Requests to the Scheduler
5.7
Backing Up Critical Data on the Administrative Server
6
Restoring File-System Data
6.1
About File-System Restore Operations
6.2
Performing a Catalog-Based Restore Operation
6.2.1
Displaying Backup Catalog Page
6.2.2
Browsing the Backup Catalog
6.2.3
Creating a Catalog-Based Restore Request
6.2.4
Removing a Catalog-Based Restore Request
6.2.5
Sending Catalog-Based Restore Requests to the Scheduler
6.2.6
Listing All Backups of a Client
6.3
Performing a Raw Restore Operation
6.3.1
Displaying Directly From Media Page
6.3.2
Creating a Raw Restore Request
6.3.3
Removing a Raw Restore Request
6.3.4
Sending Raw Restore Requests to the Scheduler
Part III Managing Operations
7
Managing Tape Devices
7.1
Managing Tape Drives
7.2
Managing Tape Libraries
7.2.1
Running Library Commands
7.2.1.1
Updating an Inventory
7.2.1.2
Importing a Volume
7.2.1.3
Exporting a Volume
7.2.1.4
Inserting a Volume
7.2.1.5
Extracting a Volume
7.2.1.6
Moving a Volume
7.2.1.7
Opening a Door
7.2.1.8
Closing a Door
7.2.1.9
Identifying a Volume
7.2.1.10
Loading a Volume
7.2.1.11
Unloading a Volume
7.2.1.12
Labeling a Volume
7.2.1.13
Unlabeling a Volume
7.2.1.14
Cleaning a Tape Drive
7.2.1.15
Borrowing a Tape Drive
7.2.1.16
Returning a Tape Drive
7.2.1.17
Reusing a Volume
7.2.2
Displaying Library Properties
7.2.3
Displaying Tape Drive Properties
7.2.4
Displaying Library Volumes
7.2.5
Displaying the Error Log
7.3
Managing Device Reservations
7.4
Automatic Volume Unloading
8
Monitoring Backup Jobs and Performing Maintenance
8.1
Managing Backup and Restore Jobs
8.1.1
Displaying the Jobs Page
8.1.2
Displaying Jobs
8.1.3
Displaying Job Properties
8.1.4
Displaying Job Transcripts
8.1.4.1
Backup Statistics
8.1.5
Removing a Job
8.1.6
Running a Job
8.1.7
Canceling a Job
8.2
Managing Volumes
8.2.1
Displaying the Manage: Volumes Page
8.2.2
Displaying Volume Details
8.2.3
Displaying Backup Sections
8.2.4
Changing Volume Properties
8.2.5
Duplicating Volumes
8.2.6
Recalling and Releasing Volumes
8.2.7
Removing Volumes
8.3
Managing Checkpoints
8.3.1
Displaying the Checkpoints Page
8.3.2
Removing a Checkpoint
8.4
Managing Daemons
8.4.1
Displaying the Daemons Page
8.4.2
Performing Daemon Operations
8.4.3
Viewing Daemon Properties
8.4.4
Suspending and Resuming Job Dispatching
Part IV Advanced Topics
9
Vaulting
9.1
Overview of Vaulting
9.1.1
Locations
9.1.2
Rotation Policies
9.1.3
Vaulting Scans
9.1.4
Media Movement Jobs
9.1.5
Reports
9.1.5.1
Location Report
9.1.5.2
Schedule Report
9.1.5.3
Pick Report
9.1.5.4
Distribution Report
9.1.5.5
Exception Report
9.1.5.6
Missing Volumes Report
9.1.6
The Vaulting Process
9.1.7
About Volume Duplication
9.1.8
Volume Duplication Policies
9.1.9
Volume Duplication Schedules
9.1.10
Volume Duplication Jobs
9.1.11
Volume Duplication Widows
9.1.12
NDMP Copy-Enabled Virtual Tape Library
9.2
Setting Up a Vaulting Environment
9.2.1
Adding Locations
9.2.2
Adding Rotation Policies
9.2.3
Associating Rotation Policies with Media Families
9.2.4
Adding a Vaulting Scan Schedule
9.2.5
Performing an On-Demand Vaulting Scan
9.2.6
Running Media Movement Jobs
9.2.6.1
In-Transit Flags
9.2.6.2
Minimum Writable Volumes
9.2.7
Ejecting Volumes from Libraries
9.2.7.1
Automatic Library Ejection
9.2.7.2
On Demand Library Ejection
9.2.7.3
Manual Library Ejection
9.2.8
Viewing Location Reports
9.2.9
Recalling a Volume
9.2.10
Releasing a Volume
9.2.11
Viewing Pick and Distribution Reports
9.2.12
Adding Volume Duplication Policies
9.2.13
Associating Volume Duplication Policies with Media Families
9.2.14
Adding Volume Duplication Windows
9.2.15
Adding Volume Duplication Schedules
9.2.16
Running Volume Duplication Jobs
9.2.16.1
Volume Duplication Job Failures
9.2.17
On-Demand Volume Duplication
9.2.18
Exporting Duplicate Volumes to Another Domain
9.2.19
NDMP Volume Duplication
9.3
Tracking Volumes Through a Vaulting Environment
9.4
Managing an Existing Vaulting Environment
9.4.1
Managing Locations
9.4.1.1
Editing or Viewing the Properties of a Storage Location
9.4.1.2
Removing a Storage Location
9.4.1.3
Renaming a Storage Location
9.4.2
Managing Rotation Policies
9.4.2.1
Editing or Viewing the Properties of a Rotation Policy
9.4.2.2
Removing a Rotation Policy
9.4.2.3
Renaming a Rotation Policy
9.4.3
Managing Rotation Policy/Media Family Associations
9.4.4
Managing Vaulting Scan Schedules
9.4.4.1
Editing or Viewing the Properties of a Vaulting Scan Schedule
9.4.4.2
Removing a Vaulting Scan Schedule
9.4.4.3
Renaming a Vaulting Scan Schedule
9.4.5
Managing Volume Duplication Policies
9.4.5.1
Editing or Viewing the Properties of a Volume Duplication Policy
9.4.5.2
Removing a Volume Duplication Policy
9.4.5.3
Renaming a Volume Duplication Policy
9.4.6
Managing Volume Duplication Policy and Media Family Associations
9.4.7
Managing Volume Duplication Windows
9.4.8
Managing Volume Duplication Schedules
9.4.8.1
Editing or Viewing the Properties of a Volume Duplication Schedule
9.4.8.2
Removing a Volume Duplication Schedule
9.4.8.3
Renaming a Volume Duplication Schedule
9.4.9
Changing Global Vaulting Policies
9.4.10
Changing Global Volume Duplication Policies
9.5
Recovery Manager and Vaulting
9.6
Troubleshooting Vaulting
9.6.1
Misplaced Volumes
9.6.2
Volumes Outside Their Rotation Policies
9.6.3
Viewing Exception Reports
10
Managing Backup Encryption
10.1
Enabling Backup Encryption
10.2
Backup Encryption Options
10.3
Backup Encryption Keys
10.4
Backup Encryption Security
10.5
Encrypting Data
10.6
Transient Backups
10.7
One-Time Unencrypted Backups
10.8
Day-to-Day Backup Encryption Example
10.9
Hardware-Based Encryption
10.9.1
Hardware-Encrypted Transient Backups
10.9.2
Hardware Encryption Reports and Logging
10.9.3
Hardware Encryption Algorithm
10.9.4
Hardware Encryption Policies
11
Recovering the Oracle Secure Backup Catalog
11.1
Catalog Recovery Concepts
11.1.1
Catalog Recovery Schedule Object
11.1.2
Catalog Recovery Media Family Object
11.1.3
Catalog Recovery Dataset Object
11.1.4
Catalog Recovery Summary Object
11.2
Catalog Backup Jobs
11.3
Restoring the Oracle Secure Backup Catalog
11.3.1
Preparing to Restore the Oracle Secure Backup Catalog
11.3.2
Restoring the Oracle Secure Backup Catalog with obtar
11.3.3
Making the Administrative Domain Operational
A
NDMP Special Characteristics
A.1
NDMP and IPv6
A.2
NDMP and Constrained Error Reporting
A.3
Limitations Using Network Appliances Data ONTAP
Glossary
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